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Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
Macromedia Dreamweaver provides the productivity of a visual Web page layout tool, the control of an HTML text editor, and support for Dynamic HTML in one professional, easy-to-use package.
Dreamweaver can be used seamlessly with Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Director to develop engaging Web content. Develop sites collaboratively, separating content from design with XML and Dream Templates. Make complex site-wide changes quickly with a site map, global search and replace, and automatic link management.
This latest release includes: Macromedia Flash text and buttons; a JavaScript debugger; a Site Reporter to quickly identify and fix errors, and more.This is a 30-day trial version of Dreamweaver.
Dreamweaver MX will sport an improved layout, sources said, and will also show off the new interface that is visible in both Flash MX and Fireworks MX.. Like those apps, Dreamweaver will have docking panels, but also will be able to take the layout of its previous release, version 4.
It will also include a new feature called the Snippets panel, allowing you to easily add pieces of HTML and Javascript code. It will be able to store and draw upon any piece of code -- even server-side code -- sources said.
The CSS styles panel will also show improvements, with design-time style sheets to make page editing easier. In addition, Dreamweaver MX will distinguish between locally-defined styles and those defined externally. Enhancements will also be visible in Dreamweaver's templates, which will show tweaks in the MX release.
Coders will also see several time-saving benefits of Dreamweaver MX, which will provide lists of tag attributes and parameters, object properties, and hints for custom tags.
In code view, Dreamweaver MX will enable the editing of properties of each tag using tag-editor dialog boxes. Finally, Dreamweaver MX will feature improved support for ColdFusion, PHP, JSP, and ASP.NET.
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Macromedia Flash MX 2004
Create effective rich content and applications across desktops and devices.
ActionScript really took a big step towards a professional language with Flash MX. With MX 2004, Macromedia sort of splits the language into two; ActionScript and ActionScript2. The new forms-based layout tool should also attract a lot of new developers.
ActionScript2
This is of course the really big thing in MX 2004. 'Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004 introduce several new language elements that implement object-oriented programming in a more standard way than before.
Because these language elements represent a significant enhancement to the core ActionScript language, they represent a new version of ActionScript itself: ActionScript 2.
Features:- Twice as Fast
Boost runtime performance by 2-8x with the enhanced compiler and the new Macromedia Flash Player 7.
- Third Party Extensions
Create charts and graphs, animate text effects and more with extensions (sold separately)
- High Fidelity Import
Integrate rich media content faster with high fidelity import of PDF and Adobe Illustrator 10 files.
- Timeline Effects
Simplify common timeline and scripting tasks with new Timeline Effects and Behaviors
- Applications and Data
Build rich Internet applications with a familiar forms-based development environment and powerful data binding.
- High Quality Video
Deliver high-quality video with new professional video capabilities.
- Advanced Interactive Content
Create sophisticated interactive content using slides to organize and sequence your project.
- Mobile and Device Development
Produce and test content for devices and mobile phones with device templates and emulators.
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Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004
Macromedia created Fireworks as a complete graphics applications aimed towards Web designers. It offers more advanced image control than existing packages, such as Photoshop or CorelDraw, for work that specifically relates to the Internet. Fireworks enables web designers to produce high quality images, export them in a variety of file formats while retaining excellent file size compression.
Fireworks surpasses other rivals as it also enables you to edit text, graphics and effects at any stage during production. Fireworks also simplifies the process of making JavaScript buttons with mouseover effects, all combined with automatic HTML generation.
This products is obviously aimed squarely at web designers who are currently restricted by the limitations of Photoshop and the endless workarounds that are necessary to convert images accurately to the web.
The combination of excellent vectors and bit-map tools, exporting capabilities and powerful Web-specific features ensure its success with Web designers. Though its interface suffers from a mass of palettes and toolbars, like Macromedia’s other product Dreamweaver, this can be easily forgiven considering the remarkable features that it offers.
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